Hey ladies.
I'm looking for someone who's going/gone through what I'm going through right now.
I was approx 8 weeks pregnant when I started experiencing abdominal pain. It wasn't severe but enough for me to notice. I booked a private scan however the sonographer couldn't locate my pregnancy through a TVS and advised I go to A&E to hopefully rule out ectopic pregnancy.
At A&E they conducted various tests which all came back fine however my HCG levels were very low (129). They called me back in the next day for another 3 TVS with different clinicians. None of them could find my little bean sad. They said it's a PUL with likelihood of ectopic.
They have put me on expectant management. My HCG levels have been dropping (72) then to (46) 48 hours later.
I haven't had any severe abdominal pain, spotting or bleeding or any shoulder tip pain.
It's hard not to worry, for my health & my pregnancy. I've learnt to accept that the outcome for my pregnancy isn't positive due to dropping HCG but the wait inbetween appointments and uncertainty is killing me sad. If anyone has been through this could you please share your experience.
It would be much appreciated.
Thankyou xx
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Georgina14 · 15/12/2017 22:56
I had a couple of pul, sorry you're going through this. The dropping hcg is a sign that the pregnancy is naturally ending in miscarriage, rather than an ongoing ectopic pregnancy. This is good in terms of your health, and how quickly you can try again if you want to. Also in your next pregnancy you should ask for a scan at six weeks to confirm location. Good luck 
Sorry your going through this OP. I had a ectopic pregnancy last year but mine had ruptured so once they done a scan they could see blood but no sign pregnancy in my uterus
In my experience I had a server abdominal pain but it wasn't constant it came and went in waves but when it was there it was awful and very minimal (but still visible ) blood loss. 
Hi @Georgina14 - so sorry you are going through this. I had exactly this happen 2 years ago, except i wasn't as far on as you. I was scanned endlessly looking for the pregnancy, and they thought it was on my right ovary, but they weren't entirely sure. My HCG was only between 50-100 at its peak, but took a relatively long time to go down given how low it was. So I was 'expectantly managed' and my HCG basically fell by about 1-2 a day. It finally dropped to 0 on xmas eve.! I had a HSG afterwards and my tubes were clear, so I am glad it was managed naturally, however the waiting and the constant going for bloods and scans was horrible. Waiting to not be pregnant when you have been desperate to be so is just shit. Take care of yourself xx
Hi OP. I'm currently going through a very similar thing and agree with you it's so hard just waiting for it all to be over even once you've accepted the pregnancy won't continue.
My bleeding has now stopped after 2weeks. Have been told it's a PUL which has been explained to me as meaning it could be a naturally occurring miscarriage that was either originally located in the uterus or elsewhere which means it could be possibly ectopic. We've also chosen the expectant management route although my HCG levels are higher than yours (1600 on first test, 700 on latest which was 2 weeks after the first)
I've been able to find very little info on PUL but what I have read it does seem that people are given very different explanations of what it means! I hope your appt went well yesterday
Hi OP,
I've just been through this too. I was around 6 weeks pg and started bleeding. When I went to EPU I had an internal scan but they couldn't see anything. When they did my bloods my levels were at around 600 but when they did them 48 hours later they had dropped but not enough for a definite miscarriage. I then had to have my bloods done every 2 days for a few weeks until they dropped to 10 on Friday and I was discharged from EPU. They are still unsure if it was a miscarriage and it just took a while for the hormones to decrease or if it was a PUL, although they think it most likely was a PUL that resolved itself. They have also said that if I manage to get pg again then I will get an early scan at around 7 weeks which I suppose is a good thing.
It's such a sad time, be kind to yourself OP. I was also really worried about my health if it was ectopic but hopefully yours will resolve on its own too. I know the waiting between appointments is so hard. I hope it all goes okay for you
@Georgina14 I had the blood tests for around 4 weeks. When I first started going back it was every 48 hours but then once the hormones were decreasing more rapidly they let me go back once a week which was much better.
How have been back since they had increased?
Sorry your having to go through this
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